Exploring the oral microbiota of children at various developmental stages of their dentition in the relation to their oral health

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>An understanding of the relation of commensal microbiota to health is essential in preventing disease. Here we studied the oral microbial composition of children (N = 74, aged 3 - 18 years) in natural transition from their deciduous...

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Main Authors: Montijn Roy C, Huse Susan M, Schuller Annemarie A, Zaura Egija, Crielaard Wim, Keijser Bart JF
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-03-01
Series:BMC Medical Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1755-8794/4/22